CONTACT:
(LARA) Jesse Melgar (916)651-4033
(MITCHELL) Charles Stewart (213) 745-6656
Today, the California Latino Legislative Caucus and California Legislative Black Caucus issued the following joint statement regarding the misinformation campaign surrounding SCA 5:
SACRAMENTO – The members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) invite all African American students across the state of California, who will be juniors or seniors in the 2014/2015 school year, to apply for the AALT Program.
SACRAMENTO – The members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), in celebration of Women’s History Month, will pay special tribute to outstanding African American women, who have broken the glass ceiling in their respective areas.
SACRAMENTO – The members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) join the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) today at 10 A.M (1P.M. EST) in calling for a National Day of Prayer to End Poverty and Income Inequality in our communities.
Assemblymember Shirley Weber, on behalf of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), addressed the State Board of Education (SBE) on Thursday, January 16, 2014 on the revised regulations for the implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).
SACRAMENTO – December 5, 2013 – The members of the California Legislative Black Caucus today expressed their deep felt sorrow at the passing of Nelson Mandela. He was not only a great hero to the people of South Africa but to the world. He will remain a symbol of how much can be accomplished by personal sacrifice, perseverance and compassion.
SACRAMENTO – December 5, 2013 – The members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) are calling on campus officials at institutions of higher education across the State of California to address the continued low rate of enrollment at both the CSU and UC systems by African American students, as well as their having the lowest completion rates in all three public higher education systems as identified by the report released today by College Campaign.
Senator Holly Mitchell, Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), addressed the California School Board of Education (SBE) on Thursday, November 7, 2013 about their proposed regulations for the implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).
Her testimony indicated that the CLBC was concerned about the direction the proposal was taking and that so far these draft regulations seemed disingenuous to the spirit of the law and the sentiment of Members when they casted a vote in support of LCFF.
On August 28, 1963, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream Speech” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Organized by a coalition of civil rights activist, labor, and religious organizations, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was attended by about 250,000 supporters. In addition to a means to demonstrate support for civil rights legislation proposed by then President John F.